The Boulder Creek Festival is taking place this weekend along Boulder Creek in Boulder, Colorado, just off Broadway and Arapahoe Avenue. This festival runs from May 22nd through Monday, May 25th and features 30 bands on 3 stages, over 200 artisans, and food options from 30 restaurants. Boulder is a wonderful place to attend events such as this, thanks to its stunning location up against the Flatirons and peoplewatching opportunities unlike anywhere else. I attended this festival yesterday and had a good time just walking around and snapping photographs. Parking spaces were non-existent close to the event, but all you have to do is head a little farther away, and plenty of street parking opens up. Let's face it - most Americans are pretty lazy when it comes to walking more than a couple of blocks.
There were indeed a great many artisan booths at the festival, featuring artwork, clothing, and many many craft items, much of it, this being Boulder, quite weird, including a company called the Dopamine Management Department selling "small batch clothing inspired by exploration of self and the world around us," Tubular Tim's Tiedyes, and clothing from the Kosmic Blues Electric Emporium. Despite being a very expensive place to live these days, it appears Boulder is still trying to hang on to its hippie past.
I was quite impressed with the tapestries on display in the photograph on the left, especially the one that appears to show an octopus wearing some sort of skeleton mask. But unfortunately, I couldn't think where to hang it in my apartment and so decided against purchasing it. The good news for everyone out there: it's still available! In any case, the Boulder Creek Festival continues both today and tomorrow, although keep in mind that Monday is Memorial Day, when the Bolder Boulder 10-K race takes place. This popular event draws several million runners and spectators to Boulder each year, along with their cars, I might add. At least that's what it seemed like to me the last time I was in Boulder on Memorial Day. In other words, crowded but lots of fun. Enjoy!
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